Intramural Captain's Meeting
Sand Volleyball
Basics of Intramurals
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IM Handbook
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Eligibility
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Forfeit Fee
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$20 for team sport/$10 for dual or
individual
Availability
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Must be filled out on imleagues prior to
schedule release
Scheduling and Conflicts
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Must be UTTyler Student, Faculty, or
Staff
Request for game reschedule must be
emailed to [email protected] 12 hours
before game
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Requesting does not guarantee a
reschedule, it will be handled on a case by
case basis
Sportsmanship
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Team must maintain a 4.0 to be eligible
for playoffs
Protests
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Must be submitted at game time
Patriot Cup – Details listed on imleagues
Awards – T-Shirts awarded to Champions
Sand Volleyball Basics
• Games
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Best of three sets (If same team wins first two games, we will not play the 3rd set)
Each set played to 21 points (Rally Scoring)
Must win by 2 or first team to 30
• Players
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4v4, Must have 3 to start
Competition Setup
• Regular Season (3-4 games)
• Postseason
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Single Elimination
• Men’s, Women’s, and Co-Rec Divisions
Rules
• SELF OFFICIATED! Intramurals will provide a scorekeeper!
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• Any disputes, point will be re-played
Maximum of 3 contacts
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Exception: a block is not considered one of the contacts
Contact is where a player intentionally or accidentally touches ball
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Holding, catching, throwing, rolling, lifting, & pushing
• Illegal Hit: ball comes visibly to rest or prolonged contact w/ player
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Penalty = point and side out for opposition
Rules cont.
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Double Hit: player illegally contacts ball twice in succession or ball rebounds from one body part
to another on a single attempt to play ball
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Penalty: Point and side out for opposition
Simultaneous contact by opponents
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The team side that the ball falls, the players have 3 hits to get ball over (simultaneous contact treat as a
block)
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Held ball will direct a replay by the officials
Net Play: ball contacting and crossing net shall remain in play provided contact is in playing area
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Side out for balls that do not go over the net
Rules Cont.
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Net Foul (Penalty is point and side out for opposing team)
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Player contact any part of nets (including cables)
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Not a foul if hair touches net, or force of ball hit by opponent’s hit pushes net into a player
Interference by player who makes contact w/ opponent who is making legitimate effort to
play ball
Center Line Foul: Play that has crossed their foot or body part completely over
center-line
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For a Foul…the whole foot or whole body part must be over the line
Can touch line with foot
If player falls, any part of body that goes over the line is a fault
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Penalty is point and side out for opposition
Rules Cont.
• Blocking the Ball
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A ball which is entirely on the opponent’s side of the net is permitted to be blocked
when the opposing team has had an opportunity to complete its attack
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Includes when the team has used 3 contacts
Team had opportunity to spike ball or in official’s judgment directs the ball w/ intent to
return to opponent’s court
Ball is falling near the net on attacking team side, and the officials feels no member of
attacking team could make play on ball.
Rules Cont.
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Server must call out the score prior to serving
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Serves may hit the net and go over (ball is in play)
Balls that hit net and does not fall in non-serving teams’ court: illegal and point for nonserving team
Server may not touch end line
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Server’s body may be in the air over lines, having left the floor from serving area
Cannot hit ball with both hands
Cannot step back into court until ball is hit
Server has five seconds to make a legal serve
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May toss and catch bad toss, as long as no swinging motion has been made to attempt
serve
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Only 1 re-serve for bad toss
Rules Cont.
• Substitution
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Unlimited number of substitutions
Player for Player at any position
Can only sub for the same player at the same position
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ROTATION
Co-Rec Modifications
• 4v4, Must have 3 to start
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2 Men and 2 Women on court
Acceptable ratios: 2:2, 2:1
• Must be Girl/Guy alternating on court positions
Rulebook and Info
• Can be found on imleagues
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Homepage
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Handbooks
Questions
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Rick McGill
[email protected]
903-566-7142